DLT: I can organize writing to create a coherent whole. I can relate a literary work to the...
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Monday and Tuesday April 7 and 8 DLT: I can organize writing to create a coherent whole. I can relate a literary work to the important ideas of the time and place in which it is set or written. I can explain the effects of the author’s life upon his or her works. I can identify the ways in which the devices the author chooses achieve special effects and/or shape the meaning of the text.
DLT: I can organize writing to create a coherent whole. I can relate a literary work to the important ideas of the time and place in which it is set or
DLT: I can organize writing to create a coherent whole. I can
relate a literary work to the important ideas of the time and place
in which it is set or written. I can explain the effects of the
authors life upon his or her works. I can identify the ways in
which the devices the author chooses achieve special effects and/or
shape the meaning of the text.
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Bell Ringer Journal Writing: You need to write for 5 minutes
without stopping on the following topic: Discuss a time when you
were in the minority or witnessed someone in a minority situation
How were you/they treated? How did you/they try to convince others
of your/their stance? What other effective means might there be to
persuade people that you/they are right? Note: Think outside the
box! There are many different ways someone can be in the minority:
Race, Gender, Thoughts, Age, Areas, and Many More!
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Mix-Pair-Share Using your bell ringer journal: Find a partner:
Discuss your situation you wrote about in your journal
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In the News Brad Paisley and LL Cool Js Song Accidental Racist
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KSurzeGvPrQ How do you feel about
the song? How do you think Hollywood feels about the song?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W3CI0B-AjAE Are Brad Paisley and LL
Cool J in the majority or the minority here?
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Elements of Drama Pre-test Write your answers on your own
paper. Enter your answers into the clickers.
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Elements of Drama In the literature textbook turn to page 830.
Read pages 830-833. Then using the context clues write definitions
for the following 19 bolded words. You can make flashcards. Make
sure that you include a sentence or a visual to help the definition
stick in your mind. This will help you on the final test. drama,
conflict, climax, resolution, tragedy, tragic hero, tragic flaw,
comedy, stages, scene design, set, lighting, costumes, props,
dialogue, monologue, soliloquy, asides, stage directions
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(1903-1950)
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Real Name: Eric Blair British Political Novelist Born: To
English parents in India
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After his father retired, Eric and his family moved back to
England.
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He was sent to boarding school at the age of eight to prepare
for Eton, an exclusive prep school. Because he had a scholarship,
he was teased and humiliated frequently.
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At eighteen, he passed the Empires Civil Service Exam and
became a police officer in Burma.
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Returned in Europe
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Socialist- s: one who advocates or practices socialismsocialism
Socialism- a way of organizing a society in which major industries
are owned and controlled by the government rather than by
individual people and companies
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Most fables have two levels of meaning. On the surface, the
fable is about animals. But on a second level, the animals stand
for types of people or ideas. The way the animals interact and the
way the plot unfolds says something about the nature of people or
the value of ideas. Any type of fiction that has multiple levels of
meaning in this way is called an allegory.
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A composition making fun of something, usually political.
Animal Farm makes fun of political society after the Bolshevik
Revolution.
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Russian society in the early twentieth century had two social
classes: a tiny minority (bourgeoisie) controlled the countrys
wealth. The working class was called the proletariat.
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Communism arose in Russia when the nations workers &
peasants rebelled against and overwhelmed the wealthy and powerful
class of capitalists & aristocrats.
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Farmer Jones A drunk and a poor farmer, his cruelty towards the
farm animals inspires their rebellion.
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Snowball A clever pig with a head for ideas, he becomes one of
the main leaders of Animal Farm and the author of its central
commandments.
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Napoleon A pig with a gift for techniques of control, he
establishes most of the farms rules and eventually becomes its sole
leader.
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Old Major An elderly show pig whose instruction to the animals
about "animalism" becomes the philosophical basis for the creation
of Animal Farm.
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Squealer A pig with the ability to make any idea sound
reasonable, he is Napoleon's side-kick and is in charge of
communicating to the animals.
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Boxer A strong and hard-working carthorse, he shows tremendous
faith in the rebellion and its leaders.
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Assign Characters- Page 193 Mr. Pilkington- Wealthy Farmer Mrs.
Pilkington- Wife Older Pilkington Boy- age 9 Younger Pilkington
Boy- age 7 Farmer Jones- Drunken Farmer Dennis-Field Hand Boxer-
Work Horse Mollie- Show Horse -Snowball- Nice Pig -Squealer-
Devious Pig -Napoleon- Ambitious Pig -Old Major- Wise Pig -Jessie-
Sheepdog -Muriel- Goat -Rat- Selfish -Narrator -All Animals- This
will be any students who do not receive another part
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Lets Read! Keep These Things in Mind: Take on the role of your
character Much more than just a story about animals! Allegory- Any
fiction that has multiple levels of meaning Each animal represents
a person or an idea Themes we discussed Words in (parenthesis) are
the stage directions- you do not read them, you just do them! It is
what you make it
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Exit Slip How does this literary work relate to the important
ideas of the time and place in which it is set or written? Explain
the effects of the authors life upon his or her works.
